The Staples-Motley/Verndale swim team gets their team and the crowd fired up with a pre-meet splash ritual on Oct. 10. The Cardinals packed the pool with their largest crowd of the season. (Submitted photo)

Swimmers respond to big crowd

Many personal bests for Cardinal swimmers

The Cardinals packed the pool and the team responded. The Staples-Motley swim team held a “pack the pool” night on Oct. 10 in their meet against Perham. 

“The girls really came together, had fun in their home pool, and had some of the best races we’ve seen from them all season,” said Coach Amanda Olson. “I could not have asked for any more from them and am so incredibly proud of how they’ve improved.”

The team fell just short in a 95-84 loss to Perham. The Cardinals had six first place finishers in the meet, Lili Schneider in the 200 freestyle and breaststroke, Emily Veronen in the individual medley and the 100 backstroke, Brianna Hinman in the 100 butterfly and Joelle Bounds in the 500 freestyle. The medley relay of Veronen, Schneider, Autumn Nelsen and Emma Gerard also placed first against Perham.

The Cardinals also competed at Grand Rapids on Oct. 4 and at the true team section meet at Bemidji on Oct. 8.

Highlights of the three meets included:

Vs. Grand Rapids

200 Medley Relay (Veronen, Schneider, Nelsen, Gerard) 4th

Jaden Engebretson 1st in 200 Free in 2:40

Gerard 2nd in the 50 Free, Bounds 3rd.

500 Free swimmers took 2nd (Veronen), 3rd (Nelsen) and 4th (Bounds)

Veronen 1st in 100 Backstroke, 1:12

Schneider took 2nd in 100 Breaststroke, 1:21

True team meet vs. Detroit Lakes, Bemidji, Thief ids, Fergus Falls, Perham, Fosston-Bagley, Warroad/Roseau/Greenbush, and Crookston. 

B. Hinman personal best of 2:34 in the 200 Free, personal best in 100 Fly with a 1:20.

Evelyn Gonzalez dropped almost 3 seconds in 50 Free, 34.85.

Gerard (1:10.06) and Aleeah Halverson (1:13.89), personal best in 100 Free.

Veronen placed 9th in 100 Backstroke. Hannah Hinman (1:26.84), Adriana Dickey (1:28.99), and Gonzalez personal bests in the 100 Back.

Schneider 6th in the 100 Breast.  Halverson had a personal best in the 100 Breast with a 1:40 and Mikayla Williams dropped 8 seconds off for a 1:50.

The 400 Free Relay (Dickey, B. Hinman, Bounds, and Engebretson) dropped nearly 7 seconds for a time of 4:48.99.

Vs. Perham

Medley Relay Veronen, Schneider, Nelsen, Gerard 1st; of Gonzalez, B. Hinman, H. Hinman, Halverson 3rd

Schneider personal best (2:21) 1st place in 200 Freestyle.

Veronen (1st- 2:38.82), Nelsen (3rd- 2:53.26) personal bests in 200 Individual Medley

B. Hinman 100 Butterfly dropped 6 seconds and won by over 13 seconds

Gerard (2nd- 1:06.45), Engebretson (4th- 1:07.87) both personal bests 100 Freestyle

Bounds (6:40.36), Nelsen (6:43.62) 1st and 3rd in 500 Freestyle

200 Free Relay Veronen, Gerard, Schneider, Nelsen 2nd place season best of 2:01.56. Relay of Engebretson, Dickey, H. Hinman, and Bounds 3rd with a team best of 2:12.19.

Gonzalez (1:29.31) and Halverson (1:29.60) personal bests in the 100 Backstroke

Emily Veronen 1st in 100 Backstroke, H. Hinman personal best of 1:26.35.

Schneider 1st in 100 Breaststroke.

The 400 Freestyle Relay of B. Hinman, Dickey, Bounds, Engebretson 2nd with a relay best of 4:45.24.

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